Deon Butler
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| College | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | Wide Receiver |
| Jersey # | 3 |
| Class | Senior (Junior eligibility) |
| Career | 2005 – present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | January 4, 1986 Fairfax, Virginia |
| High school | C. D. Hylton High School, Woodbridge, Virginia |
Deon Butler (born January 4, 1986, in Fairfax, Virginia) is a collegiate American football player, playing wide receiver for the Penn State Nittany Lions. A former walk-on defensive back, Butler has since become a record setting receiver for Coach Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Butler was offered scholarships to several smaller schools, but decided to follow his mother's advice of "shooting for the moon", and enrolled at Penn State without an athletic scholarship.
After redshirting as a freshman, Butler rose to the top of the depth chart alongside Derrick Williams to provide a solid deep threat for quarterbacks Michael Robinson and Anthony Morelli. During his freshmen season, Butler broke four school freshmen records: season receptions (37), receiving yards in a game (125, versus Wisconsin), season yards (691), and touchdown catches (9).[1] Butler also holds the single game receiving yards record with 216 yards on 11 receptions against Northwestern on September 30, 2006. [2]
[edit] Pre-season awards and watchlists
Deon Butler received the following 2007 Preason awards
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- Second-team Athlon Sports pre-season All-Big Ten[3]
- Second-team Sporting News pre-season All-Big Ten[4]
- Maxwell Award watchlist[5]
[edit] References
- ^ # 3 Deon Butler. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ 'Cats Nipped; Nittany Lions Top Northwestern, 33-7 Deon Butler sets Penn State single-game receiving mark with 11 catches for 216 yards. Penn State. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ Connor Named To Athlon Pre-Season All-America Team. gopsusports.com.com (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ Six Nittany Lions Named To The Sporting News’ All-Big Ten Team. gopsusports.com.com (2007-06-26). Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ 2007 Maxwell Award Watch List. PAC 10 Conference (2007-07-23). Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
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